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Social Implication Of Enlightened World View ...
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In modern terminology, we can relate this concept of vātsalya with non-selfish affection and universal brotherhood in any organization. All the workers working in a particular organization must have affectionate behaviour among themselves. Sharing and caring is very important aspect of vātsalya. But it should begin from the home. A very well saying goes, "charity begins at home". Accordingly individual must be attentive at his work place, where he does job and should take care of the co-workers physical, mental and emotional health. This is a kind of mutual understanding, which binds everybody in a single bond and strengthens the foundations of any organization. The responsibility of any leader must be to inculcate this culture of healthy mutual service by taking care of each and every worker's internal psychology. Throughout India and abroad this concept of universal brotherhood is imbibed by Jaina community. As Jains believe, 'Human race is one', all are equal whether high or how, rich or poor, at the level of consciousness. So to love, is to find out that equal opportunities of education, earning, shelter, medicine and the like are received by every individual without any distinction of race, religion, creed, colour, sex and nationality. It is a noble duty of the householders to take care of neighbours as well as any spiritual brethren if he or she is deprived of food, shelter etc. basic essentials of life, if he finds such a person; he helps them with financial assistance according to ones capacity. Moreover, Jaina community is considered as rich community so during the natural calamities they have brought relief to the famine, drought and flood stricken people at all times with the huge amount of donation for the good of the society due to the affection for universal brotherhood. Moreover, Jains are famous for rendering four kinds of donation: knowledge (jñāna dāna), food (anna dāna), medicine (ausadha dāna), fearlessness (abhaya dāna, i.e. refraining from killing the six classes of beings, make those beings fearless). It is rightly mentioned in the Daśavaikālika-sūtra that one who doesn't share
